Title :
Future fighter fable: a day in the life of a future fighter-how do we get there from here?
Author :
Bartels, B.E. ; Chang, Nancy
Author_Institution :
Advanced Technol and Design Center, Northrop Corp., Pico Rivera, CA, USA
Abstract :
The intent of this tongue-in-cheek paper is to stimulate thought about technologies that may be included in future weapons systems and how the weapon system developer is impacted today. It explores a day in the life of a future generation fighter aircraft (year 2015-2025 time-frame). The scenario starts from the perspective of the ground crew awaiting the return of their future fighters: the new A/F-2, "Thunderchief II"/spl minus/to a dispersed operations location (DOL) from a combat air patrol (CAP) mission in the fictitious country of Crad. A nonrestrictive technology view is assumed, tempered with as much realism as one can logically include in the scenario, with some of today\´s evolving technology thrusts.<>
Keywords :
aircraft control; aircraft instrumentation; military systems; weapons; A/F-2; Crad; Thunderchief II; avionics; combat air patrol; dispersed operations location; displays; fighter aircraft; future fighter; weapons systems; Containers; Isolation technology; Military aircraft; Paper technology; Peace technology; Production; Roads; Time of arrival estimation; Vehicles; Weapons;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
